David, Come on, You have to pull the trans to replace a clutch that has about 30 to 50K miles on it. The standard seal has wear and it will normally wear down and leak soon if not sooner. Then to keep from messing up the bell housing with oil and the garage floor why wouldn't you take the extra time to replace it. Remember I have the double lip, lip seal so the groove that is worn or the rubber that has worn off on the old one will now have a new place to ride on the shaft and will have to go thru 2 lips to leak. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. John Hervey -----Original Message----- From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Teitelbaum Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 10:09 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Re: clutch If it doesn't appear to be leaking then IMHO it is best not to touch it unless you have to pull the flywheel to grind it. Then *maybe* it is worth doing. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tom Tait" <TTait@...> wrote: > > I believe its often wise to replace the rear main engine seal while you > are in there too. > > > > From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On B ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/